NC report tackles prescription drug abuse (7 stories)

	Nursing - News April 30, 2014 NC report tackles prescription drug abuse - Norwalk Citizen News North Carolina should require medical providers to get routine training about prescription drug abuse and should improve monitoring of how controlled substances are dispensed, legislative researchers recommended Wednesday in a report looking at how to better curb abuse and reduce overdoses. Nursing schools face tighter accreditation mandate - Bellingham Herald The bill addresses measures passed in 2009 and 2010 that made it easier for colleges to open nursing education programs, removing the approval process from the state's appointed Board of Nursing. Inspectors: do not resuscitate forms for patients were completed incorrectly at city hospital - Sunday Herald Healthcare Improvement Scotland inspectors noted the incorrect forms during an inspection of care for older people at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow. Bedsores up but falls down in Worcestershire hospitals - Malvern Gazette THE number of people suffering from bedsores at hospitals in Worcestershire increased last month but the amount of people hurting themselves in falls dropped. Nursing home bill passed by House after hours of debate - TheDay.Com Lawmakers in the House of Representatives debated for more than seven hours on Tuesday about whether to require for-profit nursing homes to report on the financial status of "related party" businesses that they contract with for services. Doncaster teenager nominated for fundraising award - South Yorkshire Times Jack Butt, aged 13, has gone the extra mile to thank Sheffield Children's Hospital after doctors there removed his tumour in seven hours of life-saving surgery. High-Fiber Diet May Aid Heart Attack Survivors - HON Heart attack survivors who get the recommended amount of fiber in their diets may live longer, a new study suggests. More Nursing News... Click here to manage your subscription settings Topix has Job listings for your town! Find Local Singles in your town! Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Install the Topix Community Toolbar Copyright © 2013 Topix All rights reserved. 1001 Elwell Court, Palo Alto, CA 94303

House Passes Bill Aimed At Fiscal Transparency In Private Nursing Facilities (8 stories)

	Nursing - News April 29, 2014 House Passes Bill Aimed At Fiscal Transparency In Private Nursing Facilities - Ctnewsjunkie The House passed legislation Tuesday that would require about 154 for-profit nursing home companies to share more financial information with the state. Mobile clinics provide only asthma treatment for some Detroit children - Detroit News Asthma affects about 40,000 Detroit children, many of whom don't have access to proper treatment. Union faults hospitals on off-shore accounts - SFGate The state's largest nurses' union and a handful of state lawmakers are faulting hospitals in Massachusetts for keeping money in offshore accounts and urging what they say is greater transparency in hospital finances. Poliovirus kills woman's brain cancer - KBMT Courtesy NBC Charlotte SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- It is an incredible story of a girl with a rare and deadly form of cancer seemingly saved by a shocking experimental treatment at Duke Medical Center. Eastleigh Lions Club receives big donation for daffodil appeal - Basingstoke Gazette Raising funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care, members of the club collected donations at Tesco in Winnall in a bid to raise as much money for terminally ill patients as possible. Reluctance to talk could lead to deaths from bowel disease in East Lancashire - Lancashire Telegraph AS bowel cancer awareness month draws to a close, nurses at East Lancashire NHS Hospitals Trust are warning that a reluctance to talk about bowel problems could be costing lives. 'Secret Language of Doctors' reveals slang hospital staff use for patients - Brandon Sun For anyone who's been a patient or a family member attending a loved one in hospital, the expectation - or at least the hope - is that doctors, nurses and other care providers are empathetic to what ails them and respectful of their needs. Nominate a nursing hero - Basingstoke Gazette There is less than a week left until the deadline for nominations for the 2014 Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 's Director of Nursing Awards. More Nursing News... Click here to manage your subscription settings Topix has Job listings for your town! Find Local Singles in your town! Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Install the Topix Community Toolbar Copyright © 2013 Topix All rights reserved. 1001 Elwell Court, Palo Alto, CA 94303